Young adolescents’ judgements on how risky a situation might be are most
influenced by what other teenagers think, while most other age groups are more
influenced by adults’ views, finds new UCL research.More...

UCL’s bioscience incubator at the Stevenage Bioscience Catalyst (SBC)
has now reached capacity following the migration of two further
research projects to the facility from the university’s central London
campus.More...

By comparing the genes of current-day North
and South Americans with African and European populations, a new study has found the genetic fingerprints of the slave trade and colonisation
that shaped migrations to the Americas hundreds of years ago. More...

Weight discrimination is linked to significantly lower quality of life,
and accounts for approximately 40% of the negative psychological effects
associated with obesity, finds new UCL research funded by Cancer Research UK.More...

‘Attractive’
male birds that mate with many females aren’t passing on the best genes to
their offspring, according to new UCL research which found promiscuity in male
birds leads to small, genetic faults in the species’ genome. Although minor,
these genetic flaws may limit how well future generations can adapt to changing
environments. More...

More
than a third (35%) of 12-year-olds and 28% of 15-year-olds say they have been
embarrassed to smile or laugh due to how they felt about their teeth, finds a
new UCL-led report commissioned by the Health and Social Care Information
Centre.More...

Many people in the UK feel a strong sense of regional identity, and it
now appears that there may be a scientific basis to this feeling, according to
a landmark new study into the genetic makeup of the British Isles.More...

Messenger RNAs (mRNA) are linear molecules that contain instructions for producing
the proteins that keep living cells functioning. A new study by UCL researchers
has shown how the three-dimensional structures of mRNAs determine their
stability and efficiency inside cells. This new knowledge could help to explain
how seemingly minor mutations that alter mRNA structure might cause things to go
wrong in neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s.More...